Bident répandu vs Ricin

Bidens vulgata compared with Ricinus communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bident répandu Ricin
Kingdom same Plantae (plante) Plantae (plante)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers) Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Euphorbiaceae
Genus Bidens Ricinus
Species Bidens vulgata Ricinus communis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bident répandu and Ricin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bident répandu

NE — Not Evaluated

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bident répandu Ricin
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bident répandu

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Ricin

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

Bident répandu

The Big Devil'S Beggartick (Bidens vulgata) is a species in the genus Bidens. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Ricin

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi

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